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Lessons From The Road
My wife and I managed to miss the cold snap last week by being in New Mexico for both work and play. New Mexico is one of our favorite places to visit, its beauty on display from every direction. What I hadn’t anticipated was how much of our stay would have me confronted by national…
How Long Does Fame Last?
Let’s begin with a strange question. Who among all the people living now will be remembered in a thousand years? We might assume that anyone from our era who will be remembered in 3025 must have been famous in his or her lifetime. Do we think that current political leaders, here or elsewhere in the…
Time To Take A Dna Test
Of all the continents, none has had a more troubling history than Africa. In Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece Heart of Darkness, Conrad sifts the metaphor of darkness from the African peoples to the Europeans who enslaved millions from West Central Africa and then divided up the entire continent into European colonies. It is only since the…
Here’s Mud In Your Eye
In the writing workshops I offer, I like to talk about mud. When I do, I often see a puzzled expression on the faces of participants, but there is a connection between mud and writing. My workshops are for people who have an idea for a book, fiction or non-fiction, but who want some advice…
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
There is a moment in the life of the prophet Jeremiah that would make a great scene in a movie. Picture an assembly of royal officials along with a king listening to a message that Jeremiah claimed was sent from God. The message was a warning of disaster coming unless the people changed their sinful…
The Long Ball
In an article I recently read, Michael Jordan makes an observation about basketball in the modern era that caught my attention. Despite his own proficiency, Jordan suggested that the three-point shot has had a negative effect on the game. People my age can remember basketball before the three-point shot was created. When all shots counted…